Due to the fuel shortages, massive blackouts have recently affected Senegals capital, Dakar. In April 2006, Moroccos Samir Oil refinery agreed to ship fuel to Senegals power company, the Societe Nationale dElectricite (SENELEC) in order to return electricity generation to normal in the country. Samir has also agreed to help construct fuel storage facilities and to examine the possibility of building a new oil terminal in Senegal. In June 2005, the African Development Bank (ADB) approved a $10 million loan to finance the development of the Kounoune thermal power project. The project consists of three components: construction and operation of a 67.5 MW heavy diesel-fuel plant based on a Build-Own-Operate contrac, the construction of a fuel supply Pipeline (heavy fuel) connecting the plant to the fuel source, and a substation linking the plant to the SENELEC power grid. Senegal and the ADB hope the project will help meet the countys growing demand for electricity.